*marriage and individuals listed on
the death certificate of Mary Willis Henry Dyer, 30 Dec 1913,
until most recently we didn't know the last name of Martha.
family make-up from the records of Cheryl Kirkpatrick,
#records of our anonymous researcher, obituary
**Indiana Marraige Collection, 1800-1941 , Ancestry.com

The picture above was taken when Martha Henry was 90 years old.
We have very little information on this family. There seems to be
a great number of Henry families in Kentucky that need to be
researched. Some elude to a connection to Patrick Henry.

1870 US CENSUS, Sugar Creek,
Decatur Co., Indiana. pp. 271 - 273
This census shows Martha Henry with sons and daughters. Margaret
A. Henry is supposed to have married in March of 1869 but listed
here as a Henry. She seems to show up in the next record in the
house of William Crouch with Duncan as a last name.

Indiana, Decatur Co., Greensburg PO,
Washington Twp. p. 185-186 June 8, 1870
Margaret A. Duncan is said to have been only been married about
a year by this date so we're surprized that the husband, Wm. F.
Duncan, doesn't show up here since they were to have married 7
March 1869 in Johnson Co., Indiana.

80 years old, widow, born in Iowa, father from Kentucky,
mother Pennsylvania. Living with her is her son,
"Squire" L. Henry, 40 year old, single, born in Kentucky, father
born Kentucky mother Pennsylvania, occupation, day laborer
James Henry, a 48 year old son, married but no wife listed, born
in Kentucky, father born Kentucky mother Pennsylvania, occupation,
day laborer
six grandchildren between the ages of 24 and 6. They are most
likely the children on James but not specified here. James 24 ,
Albert, Estella 14, ?Beirie (f) 10, William 12, Anna 6, all the
grandchildren in born in Indiana except for Anna who was born in
Iowa.

Asa T. Dyer is in Orient Township, Iowa census.
on the same page (Four houses away): Asa T. Dyer (43)(head) born
Jan 1857 in Illinois, he has been married 18 years, his father
and mother were both born in Indiana and he is a mail carrier.
Mary (36) is listed as his wife, born Mar 1864 in Kentucky, her
father and mother were both born in Kentucky. She says she's had
5 children with 4 living. All of the children are living with
her.
Maud,(16) daughter, Sep 1883, Indiana;
Lena, (14) daughter, May 1886, Indiana;
Hazel,(10) daughter, Mar 1870, Iowa
Charles (7) son, Mar 1893, Iowa.
Also listed in the household is James E. Dyer, brother, born
Nov. 1864 in Missouri, father and mother born in Indiana. He is
single, 35 years old and a brick layer.

[Iowa Census, Orient, Adair County, Iowa enum. dist. #15, sheet
3]

Squire Henry and Ida Henry show up as a witnesses of a marriage of
Mary Willis Henry, Martha's daughter. This Squire Henry is the
brother of Mary Willis Henry, bringing the Squire name into the
Henry family. It was traditional to name one of the sons after one
of the parents fathers.

1912, Dec 10 - Mary W. (Henry)
Dyer dies. According to the Death Certificate of Mary Willis Henry
Dyer, Martha's daughter, Martha is the daughter of a Sturgeon.
"John Henry" in this document also is listed as born in "Kentucky"
with nothing listed for a birth place for Martha. The information
on this certificate was provided by "Lena Whiteman in Creston,
Iowa", daughter of Mary W. Dyer. Attending physician was J. L.
Oakley, of cancer. Buried at Graceland in Creston, Dec. 12, 1913

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